Royal Mail announced that the next date when there will be “no collections or deliveries” is Monday, May 8, for the Coronation of King Charles III. Its website explained that access in the EC1, SW1, SE1, W1 and WC postcode areas will be restricted for security reasons. This will be …
Read More »Wood engravings inform Coronation stamp design
Atelier Works commissioned artist Andrew Davidson to work on the stamp illustrations, which were based on wood engraving similar to those he produced for King Charles III’s book, Harmony. Graphic design studio Atelier Works has designed the four Royal Mail stamps issued to mark the Coronation of King Charles III …
Read More »Opinion: Camilla will thrive as Queen in ways that previous royal mistresses could only dream of
Eleanor Herman is the author of Sex with Kings, Sex with the Queen, and Off With Her Head: 3,000 Years of Demonizing Women in Power. On June 1, 1533, Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII’s former mistress and second wife, was crowned Queen of England at Westminster Abbey. On May 6, 2023, …
Read More »Coronation news today – latest: Full list of official roles at Charles and Camilla ceremony unveiled
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Read More »Royal blues! Camilla looks regal alongside Charles in new images
Royal blues! Camilla looks regal alongside Charles in new images released by Buckingham Palace ahead of the Coronation By Gina Kalsi For Mailonline Published: 17:00 EDT, 28 April 2023 | Updated: 17:49 EDT, 28 April 2023 Three new photographs of the King and Queen Consort at Buckingham Palace have been …
Read More »Royal Mail making big changes to how parcels are delivered
Royal Mail is introducing a new system to deliver parcels designed to save people time. The changes come into effect next week on Tuesday (May 2). The system is for when you are not home at the time a parcel is being delivered. Currently, if you miss the postie then …
Read More »Delivery issues around postal vote pack
Burnley Council has been made aware of issues around the delivery of postal vote packs in parts of the borough. Residents who applied for a postal vote before the 18th April deadline should have received their packs, which were dispatched by the council on 19th and 24th April. Mr Mick …
Read More »Clergy will carry King’s orb and sceptres in Coronation
BUCKINGHAM PALACE has announced that senior clergy will have ceremonial functions in the Coronation. The Palace released further details on Thursday evening of ceremonial roles to be performed at the Coronation in Westminster Abbey. It confirmed that the Archbishop of Canterbury will crown the King with the St Edward’s Crown …
Read More »CWU announces drawn-out ballot at Royal Mail to stifle opposition
After five days of non-stop promotion of their sell-out deal with Royal Mail, CWU General Secretary Dave Ward and his deputy Andy Furey announced on Wednesday a postal ballot of members commencing May 17 and closing June 7. Ward, Furey and the CWU’s Postal Executive are fully aware that such …
Read More »King’s crowning appears on new stamps celebrating coronation
The moment that the King will be crowned has been depicted on new commemorative coronation stamps released by Royal Mail. The set, comprised of four stamps, is based on newly-commissioned wood engravings by artist Andrew Davidson. One of the engravings imagines St Edward’s Crown being lowered onto Charles’s head by …
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